Player Collecting on a Budget

I always check out dime boxes and other bargain bins looking for players that I collect. I have a lengthy list of players that I collect, but really only spend around 10 cents per card. Anything more, I will typically pass. Sometimes this means that I grab cards that I already have, but this latest grab proved very fruitful.

I have both of these Dwight Gooden rookie cards already, but I couldn't pass them up at just a dime each this past Saturday.

This one came from a 25/$1 box and I needed it, so that is an Award Winner, winner in my book.

These 4 Mattingly cards came from the same 25/$1 box. I ended up needing all 4. Another win!

These 4 Mother's Cookies Tim Salmon cards set me back a quarter. Not a quarter each, but 25 cents for the four card set. I needed all 4.

Here are a few additional Tim Salmon cards that I picked up. Prices vary a bit, but all were between 4 and 8.3 cents each. I only needed 2 out of these 6, so that was the worst I did.

I added 1 Barry Bonds card in my quest to 762. This is card number 393.

I even found a Reggie in the dime box that I didn't have.

At a dime or less, I almost ever say no to a Griffey or Piazza card even when I think I probably already have it, so while I ended up having the Piazza already, I needed all 3 of the Griffey from 1994 Upper Deck Fun Pack.

Like I said before, some days are better than others and today was a good day digging through dime boxes and discount bins for my various player collections.